2004 » city gallery

Max Gimblett – The Brush of All Things

12 December 2004 - 6 March 2005 / Entire

Max Gimblett – The Brush of All Things is the first public gallery survey show of Gimblett’s work to be shown in New Zealand. Curated by independent curator and art historian Dr Wystan Curnow, the exhibition draws upon the past 25 years of the artist’s practice, representing all the main strands of his prolific practice.

beauty, even: Joanna Margaret Paul 1945-2003

12 December 2004 - 6 March 2005 / Entire

Beauty, even: pays tribute to one of New Zealand’s most prolific and intriguing artists, Joanna Margaret Paul. The exhibition commemorates the life and work of this painter, film-maker and poet whose art found beauty in the ordinary details of life.

Melvin Day—Continuum

12 December 2004 - 6 March 2005 / Entire

Melvin Day’s dynamic and prolific career maps the development of New Zealand painting since the 1940s and his intimate involvement with the Wellington art scene since the 1950s. City Gallery Wellington’s exhibition will draw upon the rich holdings of Day’s works in private and public collections in Wellington in order to reflect the significance of this well-known local painter.

Ernst Plischke: Architect

5 September - 28 November 2004 / Entire

City Gallery Wellington’s exhibition Ernst Plischke will bring attention to Plischke’s architectural legacy in Wellington, where the best examples of his mature work exist. Ernst Plischke includes over 100 original plans and drawings, vintage and contemporary photographs of Plischke buildings, architectural models, digital ‘walk-throughs’ of Plischke houses and a significant biographical display.

Ronnie van Hout: I've Abandoned Me

29 August - 28 November 2004 / Entire

I’ve Abandoned Me samples the diverse practice of one of New Zealand’s liveliest and most irreverent artists: Ronnie van Hout. With scepticism and humour, van Hout engages with one of the central themes of contemporary art—‘the construction of identity’.

Telecom Prospect 2004

30 May - 22 August 2004 / Entire

Following on from the success of the inaugural contemporary arts survey exhibition Prospect 2001, Telecom Prospect 2004 brings the freshest, most innovative artwork currently being produced in New Zealand to a wide public audience. Spanning 4 venues including City Gallery Wellington, The Adam Art Gallery, The New Zealand Film Archive and Massey University, Telecom Prospect 2004 sprawls across the Capital in a city-wide celebration of the visual arts

Tracey Emin: Fear, War and The Scream

30 May - 22 August 2004 / Entire

Tracey Emin is a leading figure in contemporary British art. Emin’s own life experience is the basis for her often controversial artworks which cross a wide variety of media including painting, photography, filmmaking, installation, appliquéd blankets, storytelling and sculpture.

Rosalie Gascoigne

22 February - 16 May 2004 / Entire

Curated by Gregory O’Brien in association with Paula Savage, this major City Gallery Wellington survey exhibition presents work from throughout Gascoigne’s career to New Zealand audiences.

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